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62nd Ukrainian National Mathematical Olympiad

Ukraine geometry

Problem

In the quadrilateral with . Let us denote , , . Let be the midline of the triangle parallel to . Prove that the circumcircle of the triangle formed by the lines and is tangent to the circumcircle of the triangle formed by the lines and .

(Fedir Yudin)

problem
Fig. 15
Solution
Let intersect at the points and let . Since is the orthocenter , , and therefore is the perpendicular bisector of the segment (fig. 15). Since and are the internal and external bisectors of the angle , the points and are the midpoints of the arcs PE of the circumscribed circle of BPE. Similarly, the points L and N are the midpoints of the arcs PE of the circumscribed circle of DPE. Then , and hence the points C, L, K, E lie on the same circle. Similarly, A, M, N, E lie on the same circle. It remains to see that . Similarly, , so the circumcircles of the triangles AMN and CKL are in contact.

Techniques

Triangle centers: centroid, incenter, circumcenter, orthocenter, Euler line, nine-point circleTangentsCyclic quadrilateralsAngle chasing